The Detroit Tigers traded for Sean Casey:

The Detroit Tigers acquired first baseman Sean Casey from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday in exchange for minor-league pitcher Brian Rogers.

What shocked me a bit was this:

To make room for Casey, Detroit optioned the contract of first baseman Chris Shelton to Triple-A Toledo.

Shelton hit 10 home runs in the month of April -- nine in the first 13 games -- but has hit only six since.

Talk about 15 minutes of fame. I wonder how much the ball through is legs yesterday had to do with it? Shelton certainly has not been slugging like a first baseman the last three months. However, Casey's weakness as a first baseman was always his lack of power. He does bring a much higher and steadier OBA to the position. He definitely improves the offense.

Rogers is in his first year of AA ball and is posting very good numbers after a fine season in A-Ball last year. His walk and strikeout numbers are consistently good throughout his minor league career. He's a nice pickup for the Pirates.